Figure

Scaling fast

Machinery Manufacturing San José, CA Watching 572 employees Updated as of Sep 2

The read

Figure added 176 new hires against 15 departures (net +161) over 90 days, concentrating firepower in operations—the fastest-growing function—with a wave of manager-level roles spanning Commercial Operations, Data Ops for Humanoid Robotics, and AI Data Operations. The hiring pipeline pulls heavily from Tesla (8 hires), Meta (5), and Apple (3), signaling a deliberate play for robotics and AI systems talent from proven players. Minor attrition included junior roles to NVIDIA and Applied Intuition, while engineering remains the largest function (341 headcount) with operations now second at 210. Promotions centered on supply chain, IT ops, and data creation roles, consistent with scaling production infrastructure.

+25% of staff
Net headcount · 90d: +169; mostly Operations
New hires · 90d: 175; vs 175 hires
Departures · 90d: 6; quiet
Leadership moves · 90d: 0

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Hiring paceCooling

New hires per month, last 12 months. 270 total hires.

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Apr 2026

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Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.

60 people joined Operations Aggregate
42 people joined Aggregate
37 people joined Aggregate
23 people joined Aggregate
5 people joined Aggregate
5 people left Aggregate

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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.

Operations +61

+42

+38

+23

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Talent flow

Which companies Figure hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.

Recruiting from

Tesla+8

Meta+5

Apple+3

California State University, Long Beach+2

Goldman Sachs+2

LinkedIn+2

Departing to

Applied Intuition−1

NVIDIA−1

Stealth Startup−1

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